| 2005 UCI Road World Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 2005-09-22 in  Madrid (ESP) | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 44.1 km (27.40 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 00h 53' 34" | ||||||||||||
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The Men's Individual Time Trial at the 2005 UCI Road World Championships was held on the second day of the event. Australian Michael Rogers took his third straight crown as TT World Champion, after winning in 2003 in Hamilton (Canada) and in 2004 in Bardolino (Italy).
| Rank | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
 |  Michael Rogers (AUS) | 00:53.34 |
 | Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) | + 0.23.77 |
 |  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | + 0.23.89 |
| 4. | Rubén Plaza (ESP) | + 0.44.06 |
| 5. |  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | + 1.20.24 |
| 6. | Andrey Kaschechkin (KAZ) | + 1.29.00 |
| 7. |  Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | + 1.31.60 |
| 8. |  Sebastian Lang (GER) | + 1.35.32 |
| 9. |  Matías Médici (ARG) | + 1.37.07 |
| 10. |  Víctor Hugo Peña (COL) | + 1.41.27 |
| 11. |  Bobby Julich (USA) | + 1.45.37 |
| 12. |  Ondřej Sosenka (CZE) | + 1.55.49 |
| 13. | Benjamin Day (AUS) | + 2.05.46 |
| 14. |  Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) | + 2.11.68 |
| 15. | Michael Rich (GER) | + 2.13.96 |
| 16. |  Raivis Belohvoščiks (LAT) | + 2.16.75 |
| 17. | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | + 2.22.78 |
| 18. |  Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | + 2.26.00 |
| 19. |  Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | + 2.29.61 |
| 20. | Jan Hruška (CZE) | + 2.37.59 |
| 21. |  Brian Vandborg (DEN) | + 2.42.54 |
| 22. |  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | + 2.42.82 |
| 23. |  Denis Menchov (RUS) | + 2.45.17 |
| 24. |  Bert Roesems (BEL) | + 2.49.49 |
| 25. | Gregor Gazvoda (SLO) | + 2.56.49 |
| 26. |  James Lewis Perry (RSA) | + 2.58.93 |
| 27. |  Gustav Larsson (SWE) | + 3.00.17 |
| 28. | Viacheslav Ekimov (RUS) | + 3.07.10 |
| 29. |  Fumiyuki Beppu (JPN) | + 3.12.88 |
| 30. |  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | + 3.18.53 |
| 31. | Leif Hoste (BEL) | + 3.19.68 |
| 32. |  Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) | + 3.27.63 |
| 33. |  Peter Mazur (POL) | + 3.37.28 |
| 34. | Eric Wohlberg (CAN) | + 3.40.32 |
| 35. |  Thomas Dekker (NED) | + 3.44.53 |
| 36. | David George (RSA) | + 3.46.81 |
| 37. | Joost Posthuma (NED) | + 3.48.98 |
| 38. |  David O'Loughlin (IRL) | + 3.52.09 |
| 39. | Michael Blaudzun (DEN) | + 3.55.77 |
| 40. | Andriy Hrivko (UKR) | + 4.00.49 |
| 41. | Łukasz Bodnar (POL) | + 4.49.63 |
| 42. | Juan Carlos López (COL) | + 4.54.18 |
| 43. |  Linas Balčiūnas (LTU) | + 4.58.35 |
| 44. | Christophe Moreau (FRA) | + 5.07.11 |
| 45. |  Csaba Szekeres (HUN) | + 5.13.34 |
| 46. | Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) | + 5.40.66 |
| 47. |  Denis Shkarpeta (UZB) | + 5.49.93 |
| 48. |  Tommi Martikainen (FIN) | + 7.13.87 |
| — |  Ivailo Gabrovski (BUL) | DNS |
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